Sony/MGM street date delayed 30 days for select DVD titles (suggestion)

[HDTV1080P]

Sony/MGM could bring more attention to the Blu-ray format by doing the following as an experiment. For hit movies like CASINO ROYALE and other movies they could have a Blu-ray street date 30 days before the DVD street date. This would really get peoples attention if they were in Best Buy and they saw a movie they wanted and it was only on Blu-ray and if they wanted it on DVD they had to wait 30 days for the DVD version of the movie to be released. This would move more people to buy a Blu-ray player. If Sony delayed the DVD release of a few select titles 30 days after the Blu-ray release this would help grow Blu-Ray into mainstream.
The one possible problem of having a few select titles released on Blu-ray 30 days before DVD is the fact that people that are in the business of pirating DVD’s would take the 480I analog signal coming out of a Blu-ray player and remove the analog macrovision copyprotection and sale pirated DVD’s on the street corner before the movie is released on DVD.
To get a around this problem I wonder if Sony could make some titles that only outputted HDMI HDCP and disabled all analog outputs completely. You would need a big sticker on the cover of the movie saying this early released Blu-ray movie will only play if your TV has a digital connection. Doing this would eliminate analog piracy completely from Blu-ray.

[Maximus]

I doubt they would delay a title for 30 days, a week they might do, I think they are in the UK for Casino Royale, as the PS3 is released in the same week as the Blu-ray. A month is too long though.

Digital output only would really piss people off, especially in the Staes where the bulk of people don't have HDCP equipped HDMI, so the ICT is a no no for the next 3 to 4 years at least.

[Jonalan34]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

Sony/MGM could bring more attention to the Blu-ray format by doing the following as an experiment. For hit movies like CASINO ROYALE and other movies they could have a Blu-ray street date 30 days before the DVD street date. This would really get peoples attention if they were in Best Buy and they saw a movie they wanted and it was only on Blu-ray and if they wanted it on DVD they had to wait 30 days for the DVD version of the movie to be released. This would move more people to buy a Blu-ray player. If Sony delayed the DVD release of a few select titles 30 days after the Blu-ray release this would help grow Blu-Ray into mainstream.
The one possible problem of having a few select titles released on Blu-ray 30 days before DVD is the fact that people that are in the business of pirating DVD’s would take the 480I analog signal coming out of a Blu-ray player and remove the analog macrovision copyprotection and sale pirated DVD’s on the street corner before the movie is released on DVD.
To get a around this problem I wonder if Sony could make some titles that only outputted HDMI HDCP and disabled all analog outputs completely. You would need a big sticker on the cover of the movie saying this early released Blu-ray movie will only play if your TV has a digital connection. Doing this would eliminate analog piracy completely from Blu-ray.

I don't think it is neccasary to delay dvd for 30 days. It is best to released same day so people have their own choice. I would choice Cainso Royale on Blu-ray. Because of big difference of picture quality over DVD.

I doubt Studios will do ICT right now. It will not disable analog, but it will degrade picture quality. Who do not have HDCP, it will downgrade to 960x540. So, ICT is not likely to happen anytime soon.
If it do disable over analog. I am 100% against it. It will upset many people and hurt business profit. Best thing is not disable it, just degrade it, so people can contiune buy products.


Only way to get people attention and educated is to be part of commerical on tv, like Super Bowl tv spot where over Million people are going to watch Super Bowl XLI worldwide.